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Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels
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The tech is being used to automatically control the creatures' access to feeders at sites across the UK.
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Temu owner misses sales forecast as Chinese economy slows
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US-listed shares of the e-commerce giant fell nearly 11% on Thursday following the announcement.
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PayPal down for customers worldwide as thousands report issues
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The online payment company says a brief technical issue has now been resolved.
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Bluesky chief doesn't know age limit for platform
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Jay Graber wrongly said you needed to be 18 to use Bluesky, when the actual age limit is 13.
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US proposes breakup of Google to end search monopoly
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The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.
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Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
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The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.
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'God's influencer' to be made first millennial saint in April
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London-born Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia aged 15, will be canonised by the Catholic church in 2025.
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The Sidemen: We've hit YouTube limit so are moving to Netflix
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The YouTube stars explain why they're moving reality show Inside to Netflix for its second series.
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Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK
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The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an "assertive" approach from the regulator, Ofcom.
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Instagram testing tool that removes all recommended posts
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Its reset feature would cleanse a user's feed of personalised content suggested by algorithm.
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Google angry at reported plan to force it to sell Chrome
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It's reported the US government wants the world's most popular web browser to be sold off to address monopoly concerns.
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Seven-year-old gets job offer from Russian IT firm
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The software company's boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was "a kind of Mozart".
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Trump names 'big tech' critic Brendan Carr to head US comms regulator
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Carr, a free speech advocate and longtime FCC member, has accused some social media firms of censorship.
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Roblox to ban young children from messaging others
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Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's account, including limiting their screen time.
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'Record breaking' 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says
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But the streaming giant's first foray into live boxing was beset with technical glitches.
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‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?
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Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence.
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Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
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Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.
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X users jump to Bluesky - but what is it and who owns it?
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Bluesky is picking up one million new users every day at its current rate.
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Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison
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Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan.
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Outage hits Bluesky just as the platform's popularity takes off
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The platform said on Thursday evening that one million people had joined it over the previous day.
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